Description: Katie had difficulty learning the letters of alphabet while in kindergarten. But, so did other children. It wasn't until she started first grade that I began to realize that Katie had some kind of hidden disability. Unfortunately, educators believed she was a slow-learner and they knew nothing about hidden disabilities.

Description: Katie struggled in first grade and was retained. Eventually, I thought she had dyslexia and took her for vision therapy sessions. After six months of vision therapy, Katie still showed problems in reading and writing.